Rohan MacMahon
@rohmac.bsky.social
Climate-friendly investor. That guy from the Auckland Street Choir. Quite good at following a list. He/him.
Nature - no planet B
Spicy food - plant-based
Reading, all kinds
Music, all kinds (choir director)
Tech, all kinds
Family tops the list
Actually, kindness tops the list. House the homeless and fix the mental health system
Aussie in Aotearoa
Tēnā koe e hoa!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Spicy food - plant-based
Reading, all kinds
Music, all kinds (choir director)
Tech, all kinds
Family tops the list
Actually, kindness tops the list. House the homeless and fix the mental health system
Aussie in Aotearoa
Tēnā koe e hoa!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Nature - no planet B
Spicy food - plant-based
Reading, all kinds
Music, all kinds (choir director)
Tech, all kinds
Family tops the list
Actually, kindness tops the list. House the homeless and fix the mental health system
Aussie in Aotearoa
Tēnā koe e hoa!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
Spicy food - plant-based
Reading, all kinds
Music, all kinds (choir director)
Tech, all kinds
Family tops the list
Actually, kindness tops the list. House the homeless and fix the mental health system
Aussie in Aotearoa
Tēnā koe e hoa!
#SecretSantaAoNZ
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*Stephen miller to trump, once Mamdani leaves*
November 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
*Stephen miller to trump, once Mamdani leaves*
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Heartbreaking stories like this are surfacing everywhere at ~1.5ºC of heating.
We are firmly on track to cross 2ºC and at the current heating rate of ~0.3ºC/decade we will reach this in the next ~16 years.
We are utterly unprepared for the climate chaos this will unleash.
We are firmly on track to cross 2ºC and at the current heating rate of ~0.3ºC/decade we will reach this in the next ~16 years.
We are utterly unprepared for the climate chaos this will unleash.
‘My husband and daughter went down to the garage in case it flooded. Then I heard a strange noise’ – This is climate breakdown
She was sure that there would be warnings if there was any danger. But then the floods came. This is Toñi García’s story
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Heartbreaking stories like this are surfacing everywhere at ~1.5ºC of heating.
We are firmly on track to cross 2ºC and at the current heating rate of ~0.3ºC/decade we will reach this in the next ~16 years.
We are utterly unprepared for the climate chaos this will unleash.
We are firmly on track to cross 2ºC and at the current heating rate of ~0.3ºC/decade we will reach this in the next ~16 years.
We are utterly unprepared for the climate chaos this will unleash.
Pink hopper club! 🎵
I’m gonna keep on hoppin’ at the pink hopper club! 🎵
I’m gonna keep on hoppin’ at the pink hopper club! 🎵
Pink grasshopper! Pink!!
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/579236/rare-pink-grasshopper-discovered-during-annual-mackenzie-basin-survey
#grasshopper #entomology #insects #nz #nature
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/579236/rare-pink-grasshopper-discovered-during-annual-mackenzie-basin-survey
#grasshopper #entomology #insects #nz #nature
Rare pink grasshopper discovered during annual Mackenzie Basin survey
The unusual colouring makes the species particularly stand out to predators.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Pink hopper club! 🎵
I’m gonna keep on hoppin’ at the pink hopper club! 🎵
I’m gonna keep on hoppin’ at the pink hopper club! 🎵
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The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The cost.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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Our heartfelt congratulations to all of our Uber members and the four drivers - Nureddin, Julian, Bill and Mea’ole.
It is not easy to stand up and speak out about a multibillion dollar multinational corporation that controls almost every aspect of your livelihood. You have done it. And won!
#uber
It is not easy to stand up and speak out about a multibillion dollar multinational corporation that controls almost every aspect of your livelihood. You have done it. And won!
#uber
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Our heartfelt congratulations to all of our Uber members and the four drivers - Nureddin, Julian, Bill and Mea’ole.
It is not easy to stand up and speak out about a multibillion dollar multinational corporation that controls almost every aspect of your livelihood. You have done it. And won!
#uber
It is not easy to stand up and speak out about a multibillion dollar multinational corporation that controls almost every aspect of your livelihood. You have done it. And won!
#uber
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
Kind of wonderful to now have mainstream voices saying the things we spent so long being ridiculed for claiming:
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
The death of Ken Saro-Wiwa was one of the singular events which opened my eyes to the damage being caused by fossil fuels to both planet and people.
30 years later, we can say thanks to the Ogoni Nine for their leadership - they are not forgotten.
30 years later, we can say thanks to the Ogoni Nine for their leadership - they are not forgotten.
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the Nigerian military government in November 1995 after campaigning against widespread oil pollution in the Niger Delta.
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org calls for the Ogoni Nine to be fully exonerated.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Nigeria: Government must clear names of executed activists Ogoni Nine
Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government’s brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists – the Ogoni Nine – for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty Inter...
www.amnesty.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The death of Ken Saro-Wiwa was one of the singular events which opened my eyes to the damage being caused by fossil fuels to both planet and people.
30 years later, we can say thanks to the Ogoni Nine for their leadership - they are not forgotten.
30 years later, we can say thanks to the Ogoni Nine for their leadership - they are not forgotten.
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Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
Govt's climate strategy: Let it burn
Comment: The Government has relentlessly pursued policies that boost climate pollution – even if they cost more or jeopardise NZ's reputation, Marc Daalder writes
newsroom.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Paywall lifted: At every turn, the Govt has opted for whatever would actually lead to more pollution and a warmer world – even if it costs more, jeopardises NZ’s reputation, overturns a campaign promise or clashes with the Govt’s other priorities.
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
The long retreat:
newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/07/g...
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how it’s going
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
how it’s going
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The politics of the shutdown:
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The politics of the shutdown:
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
Handy advice for New Zealanders, whose Government is toying with a policy to “move on” the homeless. While avoiding doing anything much about the causes of homelessness. #nzpol
Every time the government says it just can’t fix the housing crisis, point them to Austria & this article. It’s being fixed in other wealthy countries all over the world. Tks @abcnews #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
A city with few home owners and happy tenants has lessons for Australia
Experts say the government should be looking to examples in countries where more social and affordable housing options are being developed.
www.abc.net.au
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Handy advice for New Zealanders, whose Government is toying with a policy to “move on” the homeless. While avoiding doing anything much about the causes of homelessness. #nzpol
Z Energy advertisement: "We're in the business of getting out of the petrol business."
Consumer NZ and Lawyers for Climate Action:
Consumer NZ and Lawyers for Climate Action:
a man with a beard is smiling while talking to another man with the words " are you though " written below him
Alt: A man with a beard is smiling while talking to another man with the words "Are you though?" written below him.
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Z Energy advertisement: "We're in the business of getting out of the petrol business."
Consumer NZ and Lawyers for Climate Action:
Consumer NZ and Lawyers for Climate Action:
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Some great news...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Like that guy said, "it belongs to them, we're gonna give it back."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Like that guy said, "it belongs to them, we're gonna give it back."
Cape York land returned to owners 255 years after Captain James Cook arrived
A native title claim in the region where Captain James Cook made landfall after his ship crashed into the Great Barrier Reef in 1770 is among one of three to finally be settled by the Federal Court th...
www.abc.net.au
October 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Some great news...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Like that guy said, "it belongs to them, we're gonna give it back."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Like that guy said, "it belongs to them, we're gonna give it back."
From the people who brought you:
“There are fewer in emergency housing so that’s great. We have no idea where they are. Who knows if homelessness is increasing?”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
“There are fewer in emergency housing so that’s great. We have no idea where they are. Who knows if homelessness is increasing?”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
Children's Minister accepts state care harm statistics didn't provide full picture
Karen Chhour has acknowledged her initial comments didn't paint a full picture.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
From the people who brought you:
“There are fewer in emergency housing so that’s great. We have no idea where they are. Who knows if homelessness is increasing?”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
“There are fewer in emergency housing so that’s great. We have no idea where they are. Who knows if homelessness is increasing?”
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #nzpol
In Sydney it is nearly 7pm and we are in the 3rd week of October.
The temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
The temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
October 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
In Sydney it is nearly 7pm and we are in the 3rd week of October.
The temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
The temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
Something something, metaphor something.
October 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Something something, metaphor something.
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The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job
October 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Personally, I did not have “3 people in giant inflatable frog costumes save democracy” on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are.
These protesting Portland Frogs that you have to salute when you see them are the most amazing thing I've ever seen 😭
October 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Personally, I did not have “3 people in giant inflatable frog costumes save democracy” on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are.
Australia and New Zealand have substantial and rising economic losses from extreme weather.
Thanks to our lethargy on climate change, this will continue.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #auspol #nzpol
Thanks to our lethargy on climate change, this will continue.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #auspol #nzpol
Betting on the weather emerges as a solution as insurance costs skyrocket
Amid more extreme weather events, parametric insurance — described as a bet on the weather —is on the rise. It is now being touted as a possible solution for Australians, who have some of the highest ...
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Australia and New Zealand have substantial and rising economic losses from extreme weather.
Thanks to our lethargy on climate change, this will continue.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #auspol #nzpol
Thanks to our lethargy on climate change, this will continue.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10... #auspol #nzpol