Jjengar
@jjengar.bsky.social
PhD need to thaw the brain exercise the pen cook dinner do the laundry & CLEAN THE TOILET (that’s a metaphor)
Kids gone now
Oldies too 😢 damn Covid 😞😷
PlanetNerd Shrink
Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿
(same name on the dying bird and extinct elephant)
Kids gone now
Oldies too 😢 damn Covid 😞😷
PlanetNerd Shrink
Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿
(same name on the dying bird and extinct elephant)
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How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?🎶🎵
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?🎶🎵
🇦🇺AUSTRALIA HISTORIC HEAT
Sun 46.8C Bedourie
Monthly record and World highest Temperature this month
Mon CRAZY MINIMM 34.2C
‼️HOTTEST SPRING NIGHT IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1965
and 3RD WORLD HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT EVER
More High Mins Records:
25.4 Blackwater
26.4 Lochington
Sun 46.8C Bedourie
Monthly record and World highest Temperature this month
Mon CRAZY MINIMM 34.2C
‼️HOTTEST SPRING NIGHT IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1965
and 3RD WORLD HOTTEST NOVEMBER NIGHT EVER
More High Mins Records:
25.4 Blackwater
26.4 Lochington
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?🎶🎵
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?
How can we dance when our earth is turnin'?
How do we sleep while our beds are burnin'?🎶🎵
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Dear NZ Labour,
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Dear NZ Labour,
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
Everyone hates National right now, and a big part of that is their coalition with ACT and NZF, so I'd suggest you get very on board with the Greens and hope that you don't need to touch Seymour or Peters with the shitty end of a very long stick.
Laters
G
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Thought I'd check the 3rd reading debate to see if any of the National Party or NZF speakers expressed having any reservations about the bill and that's a big fat no. Not even a "we hate this bill but it is in our coalition agreement so we have to agree to it"
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Thought I'd check the 3rd reading debate to see if any of the National Party or NZF speakers expressed having any reservations about the bill and that's a big fat no. Not even a "we hate this bill but it is in our coalition agreement so we have to agree to it"
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansar...
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The sum total of speeches that Luxon has made in the House for 2025 so far:
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
Radware Page
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www3.parliament.nz
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The sum total of speeches that Luxon has made in the House for 2025 so far:
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
1 speech opening Parliament
1 speech for the budget
3 obituary speeches
No speeches of any type at all between 22 May and 16 October
Why are we paying the egg-in-a-borrowed-suit to be the PM?💩🥚
#OneTermGovernment
#nzpol
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About 500,000 litres of diesel a year will be saved as a new windfarm takes over much of the Chatham Islands’ electricity supply.
$11m windfarm knocks 20% off Chatham Islands power bills
About 500,000 litres of diesel a year will be saved as a new windfarm takes over much of the Chatham Islands’ electricity supply.
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
About 500,000 litres of diesel a year will be saved as a new windfarm takes over much of the Chatham Islands’ electricity supply.
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What else do you call this except corruption? #nzpol
Fossil fuel companies were given confidential drafts of legislation during their (successful) two-year campaign to weaken oil and gas regulation and overturn the offshore exploration ban - new reporting from me via the OIA
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
A paper trail shows just how far ministers went to accommodate the oil and gas industry's wishlist.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What else do you call this except corruption? #nzpol
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For a government that keeps talking about democracy they are really desperate to remove representation and accountability.
There are 39,400 people employed in local government and if we conservatively apportion these out equally there will be 3000-4000 losing jobs, incomes and livelihoods.
#nzpol
There are 39,400 people employed in local government and if we conservatively apportion these out equally there will be 3000-4000 losing jobs, incomes and livelihoods.
#nzpol
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For a government that keeps talking about democracy they are really desperate to remove representation and accountability.
There are 39,400 people employed in local government and if we conservatively apportion these out equally there will be 3000-4000 losing jobs, incomes and livelihoods.
#nzpol
There are 39,400 people employed in local government and if we conservatively apportion these out equally there will be 3000-4000 losing jobs, incomes and livelihoods.
#nzpol
And this.
Without someone other than Labour or NACT in significant power, politics for those in my situation (Māori, severely disabled, in poverty) does not become life or death but rather death or slower death #nzpol #labournz #newzealand
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
And this.
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The thing is, reforming doesn't fix the fundamental issue which is the rating system doesn't actually work for the amount of things govt has given councils to do. There was a whole future for local government review about it, which made recommendations. The government dismissed all of it.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The thing is, reforming doesn't fix the fundamental issue which is the rating system doesn't actually work for the amount of things govt has given councils to do. There was a whole future for local government review about it, which made recommendations. The government dismissed all of it.
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Thread time.
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thread time.
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
These proposed local government reforms are being reported as the end of Regional Councils but actually they're probably the end of a lot of rural and smaller district councils in New Zealand. Not sure what I mean?
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Cut the grass in my backyard for the first time in about 6 weeks and had a flock of tūi going gangbusters over the freshly revealed bugs!
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Cut the grass in my backyard for the first time in about 6 weeks and had a flock of tūi going gangbusters over the freshly revealed bugs!
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A war party of pīwakawaka pollenating my feijoa tree
WHAT'S SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL YOU SAW RECENTLY?
November 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A war party of pīwakawaka pollenating my feijoa tree
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Bloke who uses tinned spaghetti as a pizza sauce thinks the worst Prime Minister we've had in decades is the best man for the job. 🤔 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
30 with Guyon Espiner: Sir Bill English believes Christopher Luxon will lead National to election victory
Despite Christopher Luxon dropping in the polls and a "rough patch" in the economy, Sir Bill English is confident.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Bloke who uses tinned spaghetti as a pizza sauce thinks the worst Prime Minister we've had in decades is the best man for the job. 🤔 #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Looking at YOU
🫵 Andrew Little 🫵
🫵 Andrew Little 🫵
Local politicians in NZ can kick it off by NOT promoting, employing or excusing men who’ve harassed, abused or assaulted women. #nzpol
Stop sweeping the issue under the carpet for the ‘bigger picture’ because that bigger picture without accountability or consequences is a misogynistic hellscape.
Stop sweeping the issue under the carpet for the ‘bigger picture’ because that bigger picture without accountability or consequences is a misogynistic hellscape.
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It’s a day to raise awareness around all forms of violence against women and girls and to call for an end to gender-based violence.
#InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGenderBasedViolence
#InternationalDayForTheEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen #EndGenderBasedViolence
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Looking at YOU
🫵 Andrew Little 🫵
🫵 Andrew Little 🫵
Ideas!
#SecretSantaAoNZC
#SecretSantaAoNZC
Oh wow less than a month until Christmas, huh, wonder if anyone needs a recommendation for a really cool, fun, bright, informative, slightly geeky but very accessible, yes my partner wrote it that's how I know it's good, book that would make an excellent gift?
101 Board Games to Try Before You Die (Of Boredom)
Move Over, Monopoly!
Find your new favorite board game with this incredible curated guide featuring the best releases from the 21st century. Whether you want to dive into board games as a new hobby, ...
www.paperplus.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ideas!
#SecretSantaAoNZC
#SecretSantaAoNZC
"Who are the people you see working that make you think - I couldn't do that?"
1. Surgeons. All that blood n guts 🅰️🅱️🆎🅾️
2. School teachers. All that noise 🙉🙉🙉
1. Surgeons. All that blood n guts 🅰️🅱️🆎🅾️
2. School teachers. All that noise 🙉🙉🙉
"Who are the people you see working that make you think - I couldn't do that?"
In my case, the bin men.
Feck that is a hard job.
(Current topic on @mrjamesob.bsky.social )
In my case, the bin men.
Feck that is a hard job.
(Current topic on @mrjamesob.bsky.social )
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Who are the people you see working that make you think - I couldn't do that?"
1. Surgeons. All that blood n guts 🅰️🅱️🆎🅾️
2. School teachers. All that noise 🙉🙉🙉
1. Surgeons. All that blood n guts 🅰️🅱️🆎🅾️
2. School teachers. All that noise 🙉🙉🙉
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Kids and dogs alike enjoy desecrating columns in Delft's Oudekerk,1652. Church graffiti was a popular children's hobby, shown by many artists; here by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kids and dogs alike enjoy desecrating columns in Delft's Oudekerk,1652. Church graffiti was a popular children's hobby, shown by many artists; here by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
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There is a milk tanker in Southland done up like a cheese roll. For real
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
There is a milk tanker in Southland done up like a cheese roll. For real
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Bishop “said he expected the changes would put "downward pressure" on rates” is one of the funniest quotes from the announcement about regional councils. That’s like expecting an empty fridge to put “downward pressure” on hunger #nzpol
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Bishop “said he expected the changes would put "downward pressure" on rates” is one of the funniest quotes from the announcement about regional councils. That’s like expecting an empty fridge to put “downward pressure” on hunger #nzpol
Beautiful!
Eddie has kindly edited my duckposting video down to a single minute so you can watch the little darlings waking up! We caught them just in time this morning, snuggled in one of the rhododendron beds. Dad's method of getting them out of bed is um. Not subtle. #nzbirds
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Beautiful!
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Can't top this for contempt.
NZ has had two major reforms of subnational government so far: 1876 and 1989
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
As the guy who literally wrote a book on the demise of that first system, *and* as someone who generally supports more unitary authorities, my considered opinion is that this proposal is completely insane
No more regional councils - major shake-up of local government announced
The government says it is not a power grab, but about "making local government fit for purpose".
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Can't top this for contempt.
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I'm so reminded of thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
Christopher Luxon loves localism, until locals have the wrong opinions
The government wants local communities to make their own decisions. The only problem – they keep disagreeing with the government.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I'm so reminded of thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-...
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That beach, that light
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
That beach, that light