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Kirsty Johnston @kirstyjohnston.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 6h

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 · 6h

Great news. Bodes well for day 91!

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Robert McLachlan @robertmclachlan.bsky.social · 7h

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

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 7h

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 · 10h

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 · 11h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

Wood, Hapeta.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 1d

Yep: Two of them ran to be Nat MPs!

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

Wood, Arnott and Fitzgerald for starters :(

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Paul_BarlowNZ @paulbarlownz.bsky.social · 1d

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!

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Horizons is up in horizons.govt.nz GWRC not yet.

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Rebecca Matthews @rebeccamatthews.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like I am back team. Thank you all for your support 💚

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Smashed it. Fantastic!

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Palmy keeps

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Cooker Fitzgerald made it onto Palmy Council. One less Green as well :( Māori ward kept though.

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Hopefully not too much longer before they up it to 10kw

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 2d

Margin is a 100 votes!!! And they are still counting, so not final yet. 🫣

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Jessica de Heij @jdeheij.bsky.social · 2d

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Jonathan Marshall @jmarshallnz.bsky.social · 2d

Unsolicited pic nic

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 2d

I'm doing live updates on the local election results this afternoon on RNZ, if you want to be the first to know how much of a crushing victory 'did not vote' had across the country

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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 3d

The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!

Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!

YouTube video by thejuicemedia

www.youtube.com

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