Laura Wattie
@lyrafay.bsky.social
Avid reader, mythology and folklore lover, music fiend and comic connoisseur!! From 🇳🇿
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Health NZ fails to get Employment Relations Authority to force senior doctors into contract amid pay dispute deadlock
Health NZ fails to get Employment Relations Authority to force senior doctors into contract amid pay dispute deadlock
Health NZ asked the Employment Relations Authority to "fix" the terms of the collective contract after negotiation repeatedly broke down.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Health NZ fails to get Employment Relations Authority to force senior doctors into contract amid pay dispute deadlock
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People love archaeology, but they perceive it as a luxury. It's always been a bizarre contradiction, the awareness of the fundamental importance of history whilst not grasping how inherent archaeology is to that understanding. Archaeology is relentlessly undervalued within public investment.
New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Trowel and Error
A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
www.archaeologyuk.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
People love archaeology, but they perceive it as a luxury. It's always been a bizarre contradiction, the awareness of the fundamental importance of history whilst not grasping how inherent archaeology is to that understanding. Archaeology is relentlessly undervalued within public investment.
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Beyond the methodological flaws and lack of evidence, the mental model of a large number of NZ adults is that mathematics is a synonym for arithmetic. Geometry and algebra are not useful for accountancy so they don’t count.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Maths professor says Education Minister's claims a school trial is 'groundbreaking' is problematic
Erica Stanford said the results showed the government's focus on fixing the basics is working.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Beyond the methodological flaws and lack of evidence, the mental model of a large number of NZ adults is that mathematics is a synonym for arithmetic. Geometry and algebra are not useful for accountancy so they don’t count.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Not only is science education going to suffer from the manufactured crisis in maths education, the science curriculum itself has also been under attack to remove components of critical thinking and epistemological foundations.
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking
Critical thinking is an essential skill students should be encouraged to develop as part of their science learning. NZ’s draft science curriculum fails the test.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Not only is science education going to suffer from the manufactured crisis in maths education, the science curriculum itself has also been under attack to remove components of critical thinking and epistemological foundations.
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
theconversation.com/nzs-draft-sc...
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What about an article ‘Why men kill’. They do more of it.
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
What about an article ‘Why men kill’. They do more of it.
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Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it.
They aren't even subtle
They aren't even subtle
This Bill could invalidate the votes of enough people to swing the next election in favour of the current government for no reason other than that they failed to fill out the correct piece of paper by the "proper" time (as defined by the people who benefit from the rule change).
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Govt committee that has 6 NACTFirst members and 5 opposition parties members votes in favour of law that advantages NACTFirst despite vast majority of public submissions being against it.
They aren't even subtle
They aren't even subtle
Every time PinkPantheress shows up on a track
a group of women are dancing in a club .
ALT: a group of women are dancing in a club .
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November 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Every time PinkPantheress shows up on a track
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Happy Thanksgiving to all of you Guardmice!!! A grateful heart to well wishes to your families and loved ones.
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you Guardmice!!! A grateful heart to well wishes to your families and loved ones.
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My nephew is dyslexic and his high school offers an alternative learning track for students like him.
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My nephew is dyslexic and his high school offers an alternative learning track for students like him.
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
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The actual fuck?! 🤨 #nzpol #OneTetmGovernment
My nephew is dyslexic and his high school offers an alternative learning track for students like him.
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
My sister called the school yesterday to confirm she'd like him enrolled in that programme and was told it might not be available next year because the new curriculum doesn't include it. 😱😱
#nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The actual fuck?! 🤨 #nzpol #OneTetmGovernment
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surely if principals are calling her (which principal has the phone number for the minister of education?) to complain, they must also be emailing her too.
so there ought to be a paper trail...
unless she lied. Time to find out.
so there ought to be a paper trail...
unless she lied. Time to find out.
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 AM
surely if principals are calling her (which principal has the phone number for the minister of education?) to complain, they must also be emailing her too.
so there ought to be a paper trail...
unless she lied. Time to find out.
so there ought to be a paper trail...
unless she lied. Time to find out.
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🟠I've been rewatching the Defunctland charting Ferris wheel through Epcot and it's reminding me how different Disney used to be considered in the 90s and 2000s? Like it feels weird cause back in the 90s he was absolutely thought of a secretive megalomaniacal weirdo who probably froze himself
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
🟠I've been rewatching the Defunctland charting Ferris wheel through Epcot and it's reminding me how different Disney used to be considered in the 90s and 2000s? Like it feels weird cause back in the 90s he was absolutely thought of a secretive megalomaniacal weirdo who probably froze himself
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Yup. Epcot was supposed to be a new type of community. Residents would have been required to work, with no private property ownership and no voting rights, in a utopian, autocratic company town model that would be run by the Disney company.
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Yup. Epcot was supposed to be a new type of community. Residents would have been required to work, with no private property ownership and no voting rights, in a utopian, autocratic company town model that would be run by the Disney company.
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Do Labour members really still support this Temu Keir Starmer as leader going into the next election? Shifting the Overton window to the right is just going to make everyone miserable, we need aggressively progressive, IMO of course, when you’re at the pointy end of policy, this shit matters. #nzpol
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Do Labour members really still support this Temu Keir Starmer as leader going into the next election? Shifting the Overton window to the right is just going to make everyone miserable, we need aggressively progressive, IMO of course, when you’re at the pointy end of policy, this shit matters. #nzpol
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The full quote if anyone was curious: "Critical pedagogies recognise the importance of mathematics and statistics as tools for understanding, interpreting, and addressing issues of power and inequity, both in the classroom and in the wider world."
New Zealand's Minister of Education can't tell the difference between Mathematics and Social Studies.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The full quote if anyone was curious: "Critical pedagogies recognise the importance of mathematics and statistics as tools for understanding, interpreting, and addressing issues of power and inequity, both in the classroom and in the wider world."
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What an absolutely disgusting person. #nzpol
#nzpol
Fuck this smarmy, nasty little prick, he obviously has a sadism fetish and shouldn’t be allowed within 500 metres of children or policies affecting children 😡
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Fuck this smarmy, nasty little prick, he obviously has a sadism fetish and shouldn’t be allowed within 500 metres of children or policies affecting children 😡
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 3:25 AM
What an absolutely disgusting person. #nzpol
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"In July, Attorney-General Judith Collins found the bill to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act, and indicated 100,000 or more people could be directly or indirectly disenfranchised by the rules banning enrolment in the final 13 days before an election."
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/580237/justice-committee-recommends-passing-electoral-amendment-bill-with-some-amendments - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"In July, Attorney-General Judith Collins found the bill to be inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act, and indicated 100,000 or more people could be directly or indirectly disenfranchised by the rules banning enrolment in the final 13 days before an election."
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Chris Hipkins won’t say if he’ll piss off half the voters in Aotearoa.
This is morally wrong, and it’s also some really bad politics too.
This is morally wrong, and it’s also some really bad politics too.
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Chris Hipkins won’t say if he’ll piss off half the voters in Aotearoa.
This is morally wrong, and it’s also some really bad politics too.
This is morally wrong, and it’s also some really bad politics too.
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This Bill could invalidate the votes of enough people to swing the next election in favour of the current government for no reason other than that they failed to fill out the correct piece of paper by the "proper" time (as defined by the people who benefit from the rule change).
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This Bill could invalidate the votes of enough people to swing the next election in favour of the current government for no reason other than that they failed to fill out the correct piece of paper by the "proper" time (as defined by the people who benefit from the rule change).
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Daily bunny no.3152 has lots of leftovers
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Daily bunny no.3152 has lots of leftovers
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Earlier this year Mustafa organized two benefit concerts for the people of Palestine and Sudan. Today he announced that Artists For Aid will stage a third event in January, this time in Los Angeles, with Clairo, Geese, Blood Orange, Shawn Mendes, and more.
Clairo, Geese, Blood Orange, & More Playing Artists For Aid Benefit In LA
Since 2023, Mustafa has been organizing benefit concerts for Palestine and Sudan. The first was in Newark and the second was in London. Now he’s announcing one in Los Angeles for next year, and the li...
stereogum.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Earlier this year Mustafa organized two benefit concerts for the people of Palestine and Sudan. Today he announced that Artists For Aid will stage a third event in January, this time in Los Angeles, with Clairo, Geese, Blood Orange, Shawn Mendes, and more.
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Coca-Cola sued for "pirating Johnny Cash's voice"
Coca-Cola Sued For "Pirating Johnny Cash's Voice"
Johnny Cash’s estate is suing Coca-Cola for allegedly hiring a tribute singer to imitate the country music legend’s voice in a commercial. The ad began airing in August, and the complaint was filed Tu...
stereogum.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Coca-Cola sued for "pirating Johnny Cash's voice"