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@sharonm.bsky.social
Climate change and equality for all. Down to one cat.
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Post for the age
Post for the age
February 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Post for the age
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NEW: The Infra Commission just released its official plan, and it's a massive challenge to the Govt and NZ to:
- Trim transport spending
- Double spending on renewal/maintenance
- Spend twice as much on hospitals
- Trim transport spending
- Double spending on renewal/maintenance
- Spend twice as much on hospitals
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 PM
NEW: The Infra Commission just released its official plan, and it's a massive challenge to the Govt and NZ to:
- Trim transport spending
- Double spending on renewal/maintenance
- Spend twice as much on hospitals
- Trim transport spending
- Double spending on renewal/maintenance
- Spend twice as much on hospitals
Read this as “leaving out cookers and milk for george washington tonight” .
It made as much sense as everything else coming out of the USA right now.
It made as much sense as everything else coming out of the USA right now.
leaving out cookies and milk for george washington tonight
February 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Read this as “leaving out cookers and milk for george washington tonight” .
It made as much sense as everything else coming out of the USA right now.
It made as much sense as everything else coming out of the USA right now.
@rachaelking70.bsky.social After Greg + I gave eldest moko the two Violet books for Christmas - read by her fast and with great enjoyment, her uncle/our son gave her a fine acoustic guitar for her 10th birthday.
Today’s family chat was a video of her playing …
The books worked! 💚💚💚
Today’s family chat was a video of her playing …
The books worked! 💚💚💚
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 AM
@rachaelking70.bsky.social After Greg + I gave eldest moko the two Violet books for Christmas - read by her fast and with great enjoyment, her uncle/our son gave her a fine acoustic guitar for her 10th birthday.
Today’s family chat was a video of her playing …
The books worked! 💚💚💚
Today’s family chat was a video of her playing …
The books worked! 💚💚💚
Lettuce pray
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Lettuce pray
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Failing to check the weather forecast ahead of their outdoor promotional event, then declaring themselves heroes for having to run out with an umbrella when it rains, seems symbolic of this government.
February 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Failing to check the weather forecast ahead of their outdoor promotional event, then declaring themselves heroes for having to run out with an umbrella when it rains, seems symbolic of this government.
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www.un.org
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
New ears: cannot hear screaming whistle in right ear.
Who would have known that losing 12% of body weight would have affected hearing aids so much?
Who would have known that losing 12% of body weight would have affected hearing aids so much?
February 16, 2026 at 1:40 AM
New ears: cannot hear screaming whistle in right ear.
Who would have known that losing 12% of body weight would have affected hearing aids so much?
Who would have known that losing 12% of body weight would have affected hearing aids so much?
New ears: can hear when the car lock clicks closed, rather than having to check.
Can hear cafe person when they speak in a busy cafe.
Can hear Greg.
Can hear wild wind and rain.
Can hear cafe person when they speak in a busy cafe.
Can hear Greg.
Can hear wild wind and rain.
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
New ears: can hear when the car lock clicks closed, rather than having to check.
Can hear cafe person when they speak in a busy cafe.
Can hear Greg.
Can hear wild wind and rain.
Can hear cafe person when they speak in a busy cafe.
Can hear Greg.
Can hear wild wind and rain.
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Holding a flimsy umbrella against the weather to protect pork barrel funding for foreign sporting organizations while the country drowns and is flattened by wind and being sycophantically praised for it by your own team really should be a symbol of this govt's priorities but let's see how it's read.
February 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Holding a flimsy umbrella against the weather to protect pork barrel funding for foreign sporting organizations while the country drowns and is flattened by wind and being sycophantically praised for it by your own team really should be a symbol of this govt's priorities but let's see how it's read.
Radio NZ and Stuff doing a masterclass in live national disaster news feeds.
Essential facts for people in affected areas, and news for people not (yet) affected.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Great work all of you.
Essential facts for people in affected areas, and news for people not (yet) affected.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Great work all of you.
February 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Radio NZ and Stuff doing a masterclass in live national disaster news feeds.
Essential facts for people in affected areas, and news for people not (yet) affected.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Great work all of you.
Essential facts for people in affected areas, and news for people not (yet) affected.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Great work all of you.
Climate change
February 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Climate change
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"Got to make sure we're well prepared" says the representative of the very same government that raided the $6B National Resilience Fund to give landlords a handout.
February 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Got to make sure we're well prepared" says the representative of the very same government that raided the $6B National Resilience Fund to give landlords a handout.
Not even veiled
When government ministers dismiss deadly storm events as "just weather", as Mark Mitchell did on RNZ just now, they reveal themselves to be unfit for government.
It's thinly veiled climate denial.
It's thinly veiled climate denial.
February 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Not even veiled
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As the country is smashed by flooding and high winds, our #MostMockedPM chris luxon is laser focussed on anything else... #nzpol
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As the country is smashed by flooding and high winds, our #MostMockedPM chris luxon is laser focussed on anything else... #nzpol
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Jsut because National do not believe in Climate Change..... 👇
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Jsut because National do not believe in Climate Change..... 👇
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Even more dramatic if you plot total days in emergency against year.
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Even more dramatic if you plot total days in emergency against year.
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The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
The only biosphere in the known universe capable of supporting human life is being turned into a hell planet because most of Earth's governments refuse to stop trying to satisfy the insatiable greed of a plutocracy composed of people who already have more money than they could spend in 20 lifetimes.
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The degree of outsourcing of basic government functions in NZ is wild. Local elections are outsourced. Even Crown prosecutions are outsourced to private lawyers!
These are core functions, not one-off events -- it would be much better and cheaper for the government to bring them in-house.
These are core functions, not one-off events -- it would be much better and cheaper for the government to bring them in-house.
February 14, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The degree of outsourcing of basic government functions in NZ is wild. Local elections are outsourced. Even Crown prosecutions are outsourced to private lawyers!
These are core functions, not one-off events -- it would be much better and cheaper for the government to bring them in-house.
These are core functions, not one-off events -- it would be much better and cheaper for the government to bring them in-house.
Boil water notice for Christchurch eastern suburbs www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Boil water notice for Christchurch eastern suburbs www.newsline.ccc.govt.nz/news/story/c...
In over 29 years of relatively benign cohabiting (compared with our previous two long-term partners apiece) @realgregjack.bsky.social and I have never marked the abomination of commercialised aroha “valentine’s day”, though I think he once slipped up and coincidentally gave me a flower.
February 14, 2026 at 12:19 AM
In over 29 years of relatively benign cohabiting (compared with our previous two long-term partners apiece) @realgregjack.bsky.social and I have never marked the abomination of commercialised aroha “valentine’s day”, though I think he once slipped up and coincidentally gave me a flower.
First time ever woken by a feather in the bed at 5am
February 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
First time ever woken by a feather in the bed at 5am
NZ buyer challenges Santana’s land buy for Bendigo mine under Overseas Investment law. crux.org.nz/crux-news/go...
Government ministers alerted to Bendigo mine land purchase challenge
There’s been a legal challenge, from a New Zealand land buyer, against Santana Minerals plans acquire land that they need for their $4. 5 billion Bendigo mine project.
crux.org.nz
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
NZ buyer challenges Santana’s land buy for Bendigo mine under Overseas Investment law. crux.org.nz/crux-news/go...
NZ strutting the world stage again under our esteemed leader
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 AM
NZ strutting the world stage again under our esteemed leader