Bart Janssen
@bjjanssen.bsky.social
Husband, Plant developmental biologist, property of one cat, WoW player, wine drinker
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Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/y9reuqeb
ORCID 0000-0002-5871-2831
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A restraunt that served mouldy food would have its certification pulled. So what happens to Compass? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Food poisoning warning after Christchurch students eat contaminated school lunches
The possibility that students may have eaten contaminated lunches "fills me with horror", says a Christchurch school principal.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A restraunt that served mouldy food would have its certification pulled. So what happens to Compass? www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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'The school has its own commercial kitchen and wanted to make its own meals, but the ministry had always argued that was a risk to food security, she said.' #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Food poisoning warning after Christchurch students eat contaminated school lunches
The possibility that students may have eaten contaminated lunches "fills me with horror", says a Christchurch school principal.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
'The school has its own commercial kitchen and wanted to make its own meals, but the ministry had always argued that was a risk to food security, she said.' #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Yes that is entirely the point.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
Rates caps may mean more expensive parking, libraries and pools, mayors say
Councils might consider raising fees for things like pools, recreation centres and other community facilities, Wellington mayor Andrew Little says.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yes that is entirely the point.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
Force user-pays on everybody so that the wealthy can have a nice society that the poor aren't able to participate in but have to prop up.
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Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
Seymour labels principal at centre of mouldy school lunches a media 'frequent flyer'
The principal has hit back saying the food is delivered daily and leftovers removed.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Seymour: let's not make "assumptions" that a serious food safety incident is the responsibility of a company with a record of food safety incidents so bad that officials strongly warned against contracting it. Maybe it was the person who reported it! What a prick. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchu...
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Wealthy folk are also the ones who are insulated from the impacts of local service cuts.
Libraries matter less if you can buy your own books. Public swimming pools (in a warming world) matter less when you’ve got your own.
Libraries matter less if you can buy your own books. Public swimming pools (in a warming world) matter less when you’ve got your own.
Rate cuts are service cuts but i do think that the wealthy people who are pushing them believe in a magical world where only the services they hate will be cut, while the services they enjoy (or don't even notice are services) will be left completely intact without noticeable negative consequences
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wealthy folk are also the ones who are insulated from the impacts of local service cuts.
Libraries matter less if you can buy your own books. Public swimming pools (in a warming world) matter less when you’ve got your own.
Libraries matter less if you can buy your own books. Public swimming pools (in a warming world) matter less when you’ve got your own.
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Also, that headline 🙄
There, I fixed it.
There, I fixed it.
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Also, that headline 🙄
There, I fixed it.
There, I fixed it.
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i get the populist appeal of a rates cap, but surely that inevitably leads to user-pays?
#FeelsBumBro
#FeelsBumBro
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
i get the populist appeal of a rates cap, but surely that inevitably leads to user-pays?
#FeelsBumBro
#FeelsBumBro
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December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Numbers are fun.
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Charter School Agency reveals enrolment numbers after telling schools to keep figures under wraps
The number of enrolments had been kept under wraps after the agency told the privately-run, state-funded schools not to reveal their numbers while still setting up.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Numbers are fun.
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
427 students at 8 charter schools is an average of 54 students per school.
$10.9 million divided by 8 charter schools is $1.362 million per school.
Or about $25.5k per student.
State schools are 9k per student.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Do mandatory #bicycle #helmet laws increase safety or discourage ridership? In our latest article, we examine global case studies from #Australia to the #US, separating evidence from #ideology in the heated #debate over helmets.
How Do Helmet Laws Impact Cycling Ridership?
PCC ‘25 student and previous Urban Cycling Institute intern, Sophia Wang examines how people are responding to helmet laws on a global scale
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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“Ultimately, helmet laws save a few brains but destroy many hearts.” Canadian physician Thomas DeMarco warns of the ripple effects resulting from helmet laws that paint cycling as dangerous, thus reducing ridership despite the little protection that helmets provide”
Do mandatory #bicycle #helmet laws increase safety or discourage ridership? In our latest article, we examine global case studies from #Australia to the #US, separating evidence from #ideology in the heated #debate over helmets.
How Do Helmet Laws Impact Cycling Ridership?
PCC ‘25 student and previous Urban Cycling Institute intern, Sophia Wang examines how people are responding to helmet laws on a global scale
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Ultimately, helmet laws save a few brains but destroy many hearts.” Canadian physician Thomas DeMarco warns of the ripple effects resulting from helmet laws that paint cycling as dangerous, thus reducing ridership despite the little protection that helmets provide”
Sadly it seems that Pla Thong in Auckland is no more
Although nobody told the AI
Although nobody told the AI
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Sadly it seems that Pla Thong in Auckland is no more
Although nobody told the AI
Although nobody told the AI
I presume Hipkins' meek cetre-right approach is based on internal polling
And I have to wonder how bad their pollsters are to give them the impression that the only way to get into power is to suck up to NZF and bash TPM and The Greens
#NZpol
And I have to wonder how bad their pollsters are to give them the impression that the only way to get into power is to suck up to NZF and bash TPM and The Greens
#NZpol
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I presume Hipkins' meek cetre-right approach is based on internal polling
And I have to wonder how bad their pollsters are to give them the impression that the only way to get into power is to suck up to NZF and bash TPM and The Greens
#NZpol
And I have to wonder how bad their pollsters are to give them the impression that the only way to get into power is to suck up to NZF and bash TPM and The Greens
#NZpol
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Now, I freely admit that I am probably not labours target demo, but if their answer to a single term of the fastest dismantling of progress we have ever seen in this country is; "steady now, we cant move too quickly, cant fix everything, temper your expectations"
I am not confident
I am not confident
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Now, I freely admit that I am probably not labours target demo, but if their answer to a single term of the fastest dismantling of progress we have ever seen in this country is; "steady now, we cant move too quickly, cant fix everything, temper your expectations"
I am not confident
I am not confident
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BOOM!
The power of the people prevails again.
In a BIG win for food sovereignty and climate justice, the High Court of Kenya has ruled in favour of smallholder farmers by decriminalising the age-old practice of saving, sharing, and exchanging indigenous seeds.
The power of the people prevails again.
In a BIG win for food sovereignty and climate justice, the High Court of Kenya has ruled in favour of smallholder farmers by decriminalising the age-old practice of saving, sharing, and exchanging indigenous seeds.
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
BOOM!
The power of the people prevails again.
In a BIG win for food sovereignty and climate justice, the High Court of Kenya has ruled in favour of smallholder farmers by decriminalising the age-old practice of saving, sharing, and exchanging indigenous seeds.
The power of the people prevails again.
In a BIG win for food sovereignty and climate justice, the High Court of Kenya has ruled in favour of smallholder farmers by decriminalising the age-old practice of saving, sharing, and exchanging indigenous seeds.
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We can't carry on doing the same things we've been doing for 40+ yrs and expect to reverse the < quality of life & > gap between the very rich & everyone else. We need a government who will put PEOPLE, not corporations, as its first priority.
How to convince non-voters to show up?
#NZPol
How to convince non-voters to show up?
#NZPol
If only there was a political party that would deliver free GP, nursing, and dental services under the public sector...
#nzpol
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#nzpol
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November 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We can't carry on doing the same things we've been doing for 40+ yrs and expect to reverse the < quality of life & > gap between the very rich & everyone else. We need a government who will put PEOPLE, not corporations, as its first priority.
How to convince non-voters to show up?
#NZPol
How to convince non-voters to show up?
#NZPol
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what the fuck is wrong with this guy
in *opening remarks*????
in *opening remarks*????
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
what the fuck is wrong with this guy
in *opening remarks*????
in *opening remarks*????
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Great to see this official statement from NZ Greens 🏳️⚧️
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Great to see this official statement from NZ Greens 🏳️⚧️
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Interest is being added to outstanding loans are elevated levels, but that is falling. Looks like we are going to get another cycle of growth fuelled by expanding private and Govt debt. Go us! Hell, we should see rising house prices in 2026! In time for the election! Vote Blue! We're mugs [Ends]
November 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Interest is being added to outstanding loans are elevated levels, but that is falling. Looks like we are going to get another cycle of growth fuelled by expanding private and Govt debt. Go us! Hell, we should see rising house prices in 2026! In time for the election! Vote Blue! We're mugs [Ends]
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#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 1:54 AM
#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...
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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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There has not been enough $ to properly fund the system for at least 40 years. This govt. has made it clear that it wants to extract money (commercialisation) from a chronically underfunded system.
If we are to see improvement in public good services, we need to organise politically. 1/2
If we are to see improvement in public good services, we need to organise politically. 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
There has not been enough $ to properly fund the system for at least 40 years. This govt. has made it clear that it wants to extract money (commercialisation) from a chronically underfunded system.
If we are to see improvement in public good services, we need to organise politically. 1/2
If we are to see improvement in public good services, we need to organise politically. 1/2