Antipodean life
@antipodeanlife.bsky.social
📍Tāmaki Makaurau
Life long learner. Curious about many things. Short lived passion for ideas. Primary school librarian
Life long learner. Curious about many things. Short lived passion for ideas. Primary school librarian
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Not only is this blatantly unfair, but for a Party that doesnt believe in collective responsibility,theyre holding ALL children responsible for the actions of others...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Lunch funding to be tied to attendance for hundreds more schools
Next year funding for school lunches delivered through the internal model will be tied to attendance.
www.stuff.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Not only is this blatantly unfair, but for a Party that doesnt believe in collective responsibility,theyre holding ALL children responsible for the actions of others...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
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You olds don't need to hear this, but to you youngbloods out there, I come to you from the future: when the news begins talking about ways to save money for the holidays, rather than getting you hyped to drown in debt buying shit, that means shit is WAY FUCKING WORSE than they are letting on.
a man in a suit is holding a lemon and says this is bad i mean bad bad
ALT: a man in a suit is holding a lemon and says this is bad i mean bad bad
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
You olds don't need to hear this, but to you youngbloods out there, I come to you from the future: when the news begins talking about ways to save money for the holidays, rather than getting you hyped to drown in debt buying shit, that means shit is WAY FUCKING WORSE than they are letting on.
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Child safety is paramount but I see capitalism has shut down a number of our schools for varying amount of days this week however the minister hasn't been yakking about the harm done of school missed like she did during teacher strikes #NZPol
a man with a beard is wearing a green robin hood hat
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a green robin hood hat
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Child safety is paramount but I see capitalism has shut down a number of our schools for varying amount of days this week however the minister hasn't been yakking about the harm done of school missed like she did during teacher strikes #NZPol
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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The Northern Expressway we were told would cost $10 billion is now priced at $18 billion, or six times the Cook Strait crossing we were told was unaffordable. This is fantasy stuff. www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
Game-changer: New $18b expressway endorsed to boost jobs and road safety
The Northland Expressway from Te Hana to Whangārei is expected to boost Northland.
www.nzherald.co.nz
October 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Northern Expressway we were told would cost $10 billion is now priced at $18 billion, or six times the Cook Strait crossing we were told was unaffordable. This is fantasy stuff. www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
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I'm always trying to come up with child friendly insults for Loki to use and I think "You massive landlord" is a winner.
September 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I'm always trying to come up with child friendly insults for Loki to use and I think "You massive landlord" is a winner.
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By popular demand, we present the junior fiction finalists for the #NZCYA awards interviewing each other on their books & writing lives
www.thesapling.co.nz/nzcya-2025-j...
#BooksAlive @macdibble.bsky.social @exocomics.com @cravenjaney.bsky.social @rachaelking70.bsky.social @clairemabey.bsky.social
www.thesapling.co.nz/nzcya-2025-j...
#BooksAlive @macdibble.bsky.social @exocomics.com @cravenjaney.bsky.social @rachaelking70.bsky.social @clairemabey.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
By popular demand, we present the junior fiction finalists for the #NZCYA awards interviewing each other on their books & writing lives
www.thesapling.co.nz/nzcya-2025-j...
#BooksAlive @macdibble.bsky.social @exocomics.com @cravenjaney.bsky.social @rachaelking70.bsky.social @clairemabey.bsky.social
www.thesapling.co.nz/nzcya-2025-j...
#BooksAlive @macdibble.bsky.social @exocomics.com @cravenjaney.bsky.social @rachaelking70.bsky.social @clairemabey.bsky.social
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Complaining that our education system is "too flexible" while opening charter schools for "greater flexibility": make your minds up dickweeds #nzpol
August 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Complaining that our education system is "too flexible" while opening charter schools for "greater flexibility": make your minds up dickweeds #nzpol
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Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies.
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
2025 Local Candidates - The Progress Report
Searchable and filterable database of 2025 NZ local government candidates from every council. Built to improve accessibility and transparency.
theprogressreport.co.nz
August 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Local elections in NZ are a democratic mess. 78 councils, no central info, run by private companies.
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
I’ve compiled every 2025 local govt candidate (including their affiliation) into one searchable tool - because someone had to. #nzpol theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candid...
If you work this hard to keep it secret until it's a done deal, you KNOW it's dodgy af.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Project 10: How the government kept the pay equity law change secret
Documents reveal how the government worked to keep sweeping pay equity changes hidden until the last minute.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you work this hard to keep it secret until it's a done deal, you KNOW it's dodgy af.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
July 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Actor Mandy Patinkin’s plea for Jews to consider how what Netanyahu’s Israeli government is doing to Gaza is not just harming Palestinians and killing kids — but also endangering Jews across the globe.
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We have to fight hard for a fully funded well resourced public health system to prevent it from being privatised.
Our public health system has been under attack for decades by those who seek to profit from human suffering.
Stand up, fight back.✊
#nzpol
Our public health system has been under attack for decades by those who seek to profit from human suffering.
Stand up, fight back.✊
#nzpol
Top doctors: NZ heading toward US-style health system | Q+A 2025
YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame
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July 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
We have to fight hard for a fully funded well resourced public health system to prevent it from being privatised.
Our public health system has been under attack for decades by those who seek to profit from human suffering.
Stand up, fight back.✊
#nzpol
Our public health system has been under attack for decades by those who seek to profit from human suffering.
Stand up, fight back.✊
#nzpol
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Another petition, this one defending pay equity in NZ:
They're trying to get to 80k signatures, under 2000 away at this point. You all know what to do!
www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...
#nzpol
They're trying to get to 80k signatures, under 2000 away at this point. You all know what to do!
www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...
#nzpol
Protect Pay Equity – stop scrapping equal pay claims and law
Sign the petition: Protect Pay Equity
www.together.org.nz
July 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Another petition, this one defending pay equity in NZ:
They're trying to get to 80k signatures, under 2000 away at this point. You all know what to do!
www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...
#nzpol
They're trying to get to 80k signatures, under 2000 away at this point. You all know what to do!
www.together.org.nz/fbt_for_pay_...
#nzpol
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One of the shittiest things conservative rightwing astroturfers like the FSU have done is make it impossible to trust people who tell you they stand for freedom and equality and oppose state overreach. You gotta be specific. Freedom to WHAT. Equality for WHOM. WHICH state interventions etc
July 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
One of the shittiest things conservative rightwing astroturfers like the FSU have done is make it impossible to trust people who tell you they stand for freedom and equality and oppose state overreach. You gotta be specific. Freedom to WHAT. Equality for WHOM. WHICH state interventions etc
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Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity. #NZpol
Choose these accredited Living Wage Employers when shopping or looking for service providers: www.livingwage.org.nz/accredited_e...
Choose these accredited Living Wage Employers when shopping or looking for service providers: www.livingwage.org.nz/accredited_e...
June 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Paying the Living Wage rate is voluntary. Employers who pay the Living Wage want to make sure their workers get enough money to live with dignity. #NZpol
Choose these accredited Living Wage Employers when shopping or looking for service providers: www.livingwage.org.nz/accredited_e...
Choose these accredited Living Wage Employers when shopping or looking for service providers: www.livingwage.org.nz/accredited_e...
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Btw folks ... small tip:
If at the end of anything you type in google search you append " -ai" (ie space minus ai) it removes the AI summaries from your search results.
If at the end of anything you type in google search you append " -ai" (ie space minus ai) it removes the AI summaries from your search results.
a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it
ALT: a shooting star with the words " the more you know " behind it
media.tenor.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Btw folks ... small tip:
If at the end of anything you type in google search you append " -ai" (ie space minus ai) it removes the AI summaries from your search results.
If at the end of anything you type in google search you append " -ai" (ie space minus ai) it removes the AI summaries from your search results.
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This is so important. When I was teacher aiding, I delivered several reading programmes du jour. Each was wildly successful for some kids and a total turn-off for others. You cannot one-size-fits-all learning.
"Let us not adopt simplistic, reductionist, standardised notions about how children learn." I find it disturbing our Minister of Edu thinks all brains learn the same.
With all due respect Minister: all brains do not learn in the same way
For some, watching paint dry is more exciting than tuning into Parliament’s Scrutiny Week hearings.
open.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This is so important. When I was teacher aiding, I delivered several reading programmes du jour. Each was wildly successful for some kids and a total turn-off for others. You cannot one-size-fits-all learning.
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So now this is stuck in my head
You're welcome
You're welcome
A little bit of Matariki in my life
A little bit of Pōhutukawa by my side
A little bit of Tupuānuku's all I need
A little bit of Tupuārangi's what I see
A little bit of Waitī in the sun
A little bit of Waitā all night long
A little bit of Ururangi, here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man
A little bit of Pōhutukawa by my side
A little bit of Tupuānuku's all I need
A little bit of Tupuārangi's what I see
A little bit of Waitī in the sun
A little bit of Waitā all night long
A little bit of Ururangi, here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man
June 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So now this is stuck in my head
You're welcome
You're welcome
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One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.
June 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.
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PSA: turn your alarms off, New Zealand
June 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
PSA: turn your alarms off, New Zealand
'Dear Brooke, make my wish come true' newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/18/d...
'Dear Brooke, make my wish come true'
An author sets out his Xmas wishes to Brooke van Velden.
newsroom.co.nz
June 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
'Dear Brooke, make my wish come true' newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/18/d...
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And forgetting that while the rest of the world had to close their schools because the teachers were dead ...
in NZ, kids were in school perfectly normally for most of the time. Far more than any other country.
But sure let Seymour et al lie to you so you can be angry at someone
in NZ, kids were in school perfectly normally for most of the time. Far more than any other country.
But sure let Seymour et al lie to you so you can be angry at someone
June 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
And forgetting that while the rest of the world had to close their schools because the teachers were dead ...
in NZ, kids were in school perfectly normally for most of the time. Far more than any other country.
But sure let Seymour et al lie to you so you can be angry at someone
in NZ, kids were in school perfectly normally for most of the time. Far more than any other country.
But sure let Seymour et al lie to you so you can be angry at someone
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So it begins.
10-year outsourcing contracts for private hospitals? It’s a sell-off.
You don’t lock in health equity with private contracts to those who profit from illness. You lock out the public.
The corporate takeover of our health system is now official policy.
#PublicHealthCrisis #NZPol
10-year outsourcing contracts for private hospitals? It’s a sell-off.
You don’t lock in health equity with private contracts to those who profit from illness. You lock out the public.
The corporate takeover of our health system is now official policy.
#PublicHealthCrisis #NZPol
Health NZ told to give private hospitals 10-year outsourcing contracts
Hospital outsourcing contracts have tended to be short-term, but Health Minister Simeon Brown has made a new request.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So it begins.
10-year outsourcing contracts for private hospitals? It’s a sell-off.
You don’t lock in health equity with private contracts to those who profit from illness. You lock out the public.
The corporate takeover of our health system is now official policy.
#PublicHealthCrisis #NZPol
10-year outsourcing contracts for private hospitals? It’s a sell-off.
You don’t lock in health equity with private contracts to those who profit from illness. You lock out the public.
The corporate takeover of our health system is now official policy.
#PublicHealthCrisis #NZPol
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1/3 Ignorance is bliss - a story of Minister Van Velden’s disastrous Q&A interview in nine panels.
June 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
1/3 Ignorance is bliss - a story of Minister Van Velden’s disastrous Q&A interview in nine panels.