Marc Daalder
@marcdaalder.bsky.social
Senior Political Reporter at newsroom.co.nz covering climate change, health, energy and violent extremism | He/him ✡️
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Marc Daalder
@marcdaalder.bsky.social
· Aug 13
We strangled our rivers; now they're fighting back
Special report: We forced NZ's braided rivers into tiny channels so we could build our homes and farms in their riverbeds – now we're seeing the consequences. Marc Daalder investigates.
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Paywall now lifted: My special report this morning is about how we spent generations strangling our rivers to make room for our homes and farms, only to find we've ended up supercharging their flows.
What do we do when we realise we've built a society in a riverbed?
newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/13/l...
What do we do when we realise we've built a society in a riverbed?
newsroom.co.nz/2025/08/13/l...
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When this tweet (and many of hers similar to it) started making the rounds, a lot of Jews were worried about the long term result of conflating Israeli + Zionist identity to all Jewish people because of the awful baggage that comes with it.
February 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM
When this tweet (and many of hers similar to it) started making the rounds, a lot of Jews were worried about the long term result of conflating Israeli + Zionist identity to all Jewish people because of the awful baggage that comes with it.
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tell it to the hague, buddy
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
tell it to the hague, buddy
Having caved on the Treaty Principles Bill, the PM is staring down the barrel of a nine-month campaign dogged by questions about the Māori seats.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/13/m...
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Māori seats referendum a Treaty Principles-sized headache for Luxon
Comment: Having caved on the Treaty Principles Bill, the PM is staring down the barrel of a campaign dogged by questions about the Māori seats.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Having caved on the Treaty Principles Bill, the PM is staring down the barrel of a nine-month campaign dogged by questions about the Māori seats.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/13/m...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/13/m...
Paywall now lifted: Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
Most economic damage from gas crisis 'locked in', officials warn
Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether or not the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead, new modelling has found
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February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Paywall now lifted: Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
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The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
New from me: Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
Most economic damage from gas crisis 'locked in', officials warn
Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether or not the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead, new modelling has found
newsroom.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
New from me: Big industrials are slated to close or switch off gas whether the proposed LNG terminal goes ahead or not, new modelling has found.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/12/m...
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It seems like we have the dumbest trolls in government, but it's way worse than that.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
It seems like we have the dumbest trolls in government, but it's way worse than that.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
My analysis: Energy Minister Simon Watts is confident importing gas will lower power prices, but questions remain about the scheme and its costs which will be crucial to the actual outcome.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/w...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/w...
Why the new LNG terminal could raise, not lower, your power bill
Analysis: Energy Minister Simon Watts is confident importing gas will lower power prices, but questions remain about the scheme and its costs.
newsroom.co.nz
February 11, 2026 at 12:47 AM
My analysis: Energy Minister Simon Watts is confident importing gas will lower power prices, but questions remain about the scheme and its costs which will be crucial to the actual outcome.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/w...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/10/w...
My comment: Ministers seemed unprepared for criticism over how to pay for liquid natural gas and then unable to salvage the narrative once the severity of the situation became apparent.
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National's LNG blunders are a warning ahead of election campaign
Ministers seemed unprepared for criticism over LNG and then unable to salvage the narrative once the severity of the situation became apparent.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
My comment: Ministers seemed unprepared for criticism over how to pay for liquid natural gas and then unable to salvage the narrative once the severity of the situation became apparent.
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/11/n...
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This is why I really hate it when people start spewing that "buhhh the law doesn't matter anymore u dumb lib" nonsense.
There are people fighting for their rights in court right now and winning; I'm not going to stand here and say they're fools.
There are people fighting for their rights in court right now and winning; I'm not going to stand here and say they're fools.
[leftistly] "trump doesn't care about the law! he can do anything!! we've already lost!!!"
meanwhile
meanwhile
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM
This is why I really hate it when people start spewing that "buhhh the law doesn't matter anymore u dumb lib" nonsense.
There are people fighting for their rights in court right now and winning; I'm not going to stand here and say they're fools.
There are people fighting for their rights in court right now and winning; I'm not going to stand here and say they're fools.
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Reality: Mars sucks. No one can live there.
Also reality: the Moon sucks. We can’t live there either.
More reality: Earth is the only place we can thrive.
Also reality: the Moon sucks. We can’t live there either.
More reality: Earth is the only place we can thrive.
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Reality: Mars sucks. No one can live there.
Also reality: the Moon sucks. We can’t live there either.
More reality: Earth is the only place we can thrive.
Also reality: the Moon sucks. We can’t live there either.
More reality: Earth is the only place we can thrive.
The vibe today in Wellington.
February 10, 2026 at 2:18 AM
The vibe today in Wellington.
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🚨🚨IT IS BASEBALL SEASON
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
🚨🚨IT IS BASEBALL SEASON
I found the NZ fairy tern / tara-iti! There are only about 50 adult fairy terns in New Zealand, making them the rarest bird that breeds here by far. It took a lot of trial and error (and some dumb luck) but yesterday, I succeeded! 🪶
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I found the NZ fairy tern / tara-iti! There are only about 50 adult fairy terns in New Zealand, making them the rarest bird that breeds here by far. It took a lot of trial and error (and some dumb luck) but yesterday, I succeeded! 🪶
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUeIROk...
A week of reporting from Waitangi for @newsroom.co.nz.
Started with the question: After skipping Waitangi last year, how would Luxon be received at the start of election year?
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/03/h...
Started with the question: After skipping Waitangi last year, how would Luxon be received at the start of election year?
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How Luxon could be received at Waitangi
Comment: A year after spending Waitangi in the South Island, the PM is returning to Northland despite the possibility of a stormy reception.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
A week of reporting from Waitangi for @newsroom.co.nz.
Started with the question: After skipping Waitangi last year, how would Luxon be received at the start of election year?
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/03/h...
Started with the question: After skipping Waitangi last year, how would Luxon be received at the start of election year?
newsroom.co.nz/2026/02/03/h...
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even if you don't care about sports you gotta admit it's awesome that this guy had to hear to his face how the world feels about him
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
even if you don't care about sports you gotta admit it's awesome that this guy had to hear to his face how the world feels about him
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
Rarely a good sign when your country is mentioned in @ed-king.bsky.social's monthly climate newsletter... #nzpol
#Climate Diplo Brief: February 2026
As global tensions and emissions spiral, is the White House running a pro-climate PSYOPs?
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As global tensions and emissions spiral, is the White House running a pro-climate PSYOPs?
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February 4, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Rarely a good sign when your country is mentioned in @ed-king.bsky.social's monthly climate newsletter... #nzpol
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1) we are going to win, etc
2) this is a dangerous point where regimes like this decide they can’t rely on the legitimate courts and start setting up some parallel system of tribunals, etc.
2) this is a dangerous point where regimes like this decide they can’t rely on the legitimate courts and start setting up some parallel system of tribunals, etc.
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
1) we are going to win, etc
2) this is a dangerous point where regimes like this decide they can’t rely on the legitimate courts and start setting up some parallel system of tribunals, etc.
2) this is a dangerous point where regimes like this decide they can’t rely on the legitimate courts and start setting up some parallel system of tribunals, etc.
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State-sponsored white supremacist terror.
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 AM
State-sponsored white supremacist terror.
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When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
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Take his personal army away from him while you can, you stupid, stupid assholes. You’re like an armadillo playing dead in the middle of the road so the semi won’t hurt you
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Take his personal army away from him while you can, you stupid, stupid assholes. You’re like an armadillo playing dead in the middle of the road so the semi won’t hurt you
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Personally I think this is too much money to give to Donald trumps poorly trained but heavily armed Militia
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Personally I think this is too much money to give to Donald trumps poorly trained but heavily armed Militia